Apple CEO Backs China’s Vision of an ‘Open’ Internet as Censorship Reaches New Heights
on December 4, 2017
Reading headlines from the World Internet Conference in China, the casual reader might have come away a little confused. China was opening its doors to the global Internet, some media outlets optimistically declared, while others said Beijing was defending its system of censorship and state control.
China in Pole Position amid 'Desperate' Global Race to Secure Lithium Supplies
on December 4, 2017
China is outpacing the U.S. and other countries in a global race to secure supplies of an all-important element for electric cars.
China Closes School ‘Teaching Women to Be Obedient’
on December 4, 2017
Chinese authorities have shut down an institute that was teaching women to be obedient and subordinate to men.
China Sends Its Top Actors and Directors Back to Socialism School
on December 1, 2017
Culture is the soul of the nation, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared in a key speech last month. And like Chairman Mao Zedong before him, Xi believes that Chinese culture must serve socialism and the Communist Party.
'North Korea Is the Biggest Threat to All Humankind.' U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad Talks to TIME
on December 1, 2017
Tucked between northeastern Beijing’s third and fourth ring-roads, the U.S. Embassy in China is a squat complex of silver-gray buildings, with the ambassador’s office on the fourth floor.
Stability and Strategy: Why Is China So Easy on North Korea?
on December 1, 2017
While the world watches North Korea test yet another missile in defiance of international sanctions and warnings, China continues to be a friend to Kim Jong Un's regime.
China's Evicting Mentions of Its "Low-End" Migrants from Cyberspace
on December 1, 2017
First Beijing pushed thousands of migrant workers out of the city in the name of safety. Now authorities are carrying out a parallel virtual eviction as well, removing references to China’s “low-end population” from the internet.
Trump's First Major Trade Fight with China Could Be over Solar Panels
on December 1, 2017
With President Trump vowing to get tougher on trade, troubled American makers of everything from steel tubing and aluminum foil to washing machines have lined up to ask Washington for protection from foreign rivals.
Scientists Discovered an Ancient Flying Reptile Eden in China
on December 1, 2017
Scientists have unearthed a massive trove of fossilized eggs and remains in China—giving us a peek into the life and death of a giant flying creature that lived tens of millions of years ago.